中文摘要：

将直流电流作用于定向凝固过程中的Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb合金,利用OM、XRD、SEM和TEM分析了合金的凝固组织、相组成和片层组织,测试了合金的显微硬度及800℃压缩力学性能。结果表明,电流在一定程度上促进了合金凝固组织的细化及成分的均匀性,减少或消除了片层间偏析。随着电流密度的增大,平均晶粒尺寸和片层厚度呈现先减小后增大的趋势,a2相相对含量先增大而后减小,合金的显微硬度、压缩断裂与屈服强度也呈现先增大后减小的趋势。平均晶粒尺寸最小约0.46 mm,片层间距最小为0.19 mm,分别比未加载电流时降低70%和29%,a2相相对含量从18.5%增至39.4%。片层间距或晶粒尺寸越小,合金的强度越高,变形能力越均匀,塑性也越好。合金的最大显微硬度达542 HV,合金的压缩屈服强度与断裂强度分别达到1200和1365 MPa,与未施加电流时相比均有所提高。加载直流电流引起固-液界面相前沿过冷度减小,可认为是TiAl二元相图中的L→b＋L→a＋b的包晶反应成分向富Al侧微小偏移,此时初生b相增多,从而造成了TiAl合金室温相组织a2相的相对含量增加。

英文摘要：

TiAl based alloys have been widely used as promising aerospace structural materials, which benefit from their unique combination of mechanical properties. However, they yield poor plasticity and low process ability, thus restricting the wide application. In this work, an efficient way was proposed by which direct current （DC） was imposed on the solidification process of TiAl-based alloy. Influences of DC on the microstructure and properties of directionally solidified Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy using water cold crucible directional solidification equipment has been investigated. The changes of solidification microstructure, phase structure and composition of the alloy and γ/α2 interlamellar structures were characterized by OM, XRD, SEM and TEM. The effect of DC on the size of eutectoid colony, interlamellar spacing and relative content of α2 phase had been studied by Image Pro Plus. Furthermore, the mechanical properties of the directionally solidified Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy at 800 ℃ were performed. The results revealed that the DC can evidently promote the homogeneity of the solidification component and refiner the structure, and the segregation in lamellar colonies can be efficiently reduced or eliminated to a certain extent. With the increasing of the current density, the grain size and lamellar spacing decreased first and then increased, however, the α2 phase content showed a totally different trend. Moreover, the microhardness, compression yield strength and the fracture strength of the alloy also revealed a trend of decrease after the first increase too. With the current density increasing, the average grain size and interlamellar spacing declined to the lowest of 0.46 mm and 0.19 μm, respectively, and the content of α2 phase increased from 18.5% to 39.4%. The microhardness of sample reached 542 HV, the compression yield strength and the fracture strength were remarkably improved, and the maximum values reached 1200 and 1365 MPa, respectively. DC can cause a reduction of the supercooling in front of t